Arcanes POV
so i left huh, its okay. there's always new chapters, maybe. "Ari, ari wake up" huh, where is this voice coming from "ugh u sleepy head" its sounds like a little kid voice, sounds like NO no no its not him but its sound like him. this stupid eyes wont open when u need them to. it feels like i have been asleep for ages, my body feels heavy. Okay come on arcane, you can do it.
third persons POV
finally she opened her eyes as soon as she did, she felt a big headache and the urge to cough her guts out. Not being able to control, she went it a sitting position and started coughing like she hadnt water for months. "iee, be careful when sitting like that" huh, her confused brain searched for the owner of the voice, and her eyes found it. It was a kid.
He looked worried and um mad, Why. He handed her a glass of warm water which she finished as soon as it reached her pale lips. After calming herself down with two more glasses of water, she finally spoke up, "your majesty, wha- what happened to you" she saw as the boy looked at her as if she lost her brain cells, and then kid burst out laughing.
The kid wiped his tears and took deep breathes and he stated, "Ari, i know i am the crown prince but his majesty, my dad is still healthy and happy." as he walked up to her and cupped her face, "do you have any idea how worried i was, Who told you to give up your life for me. We haven't even taken the oath yet, you are not even my personal guard right now. "She saw his face getting darker ass he kept going. He noticed her confused look and questioned "what's the matter, does it hurt anywhere?"
she slightly shook her head and in a low voice spoke "how old are you, crown prince??" the boy who had just recovered from his laughter, lost it again but tried his best to form words "i am only 9, why?" "crown prince, its time for arcane to eat and wash up, please excuse us" both the kids looked to the right and saw the head maid there, waiting for arcane.
Arcane knew that she could use this moment to get her thoughts together so she got up and bowed to the lil kid, "i will see you in a bit, crown prince." "eh, whats with this bowing, are you playing another prank??", Hearing the boy, Arcane quickly shook her head and run away.
Arcane was looking herself in the mirror with no clothes on, she saw a fragile and smooth skin, no scars, barely any muscles. She realized she was in her 8 year old body again, and judging by the events, it looks like it was her first day of her training but as it was too much for her, she had fainted. She started to love training as she had the motivation of protecting the crown prince, and also every other knight practicing with her were really nice.
The first thing she has to do is keep track of most of the events she can remember and make sure she doesnt mess up like last time. As much as she loves Thanatos, she cant do what she did her last life. just as she was thinking, she felt a strong piercing voice in her head and what she could make out was 'did you actully love him or him protecting was the result of your hatred towards someone'. She looked around, hoping it was someone else saying those words and not her mind. she thought that she had forgotten about it but it looks like, past always catches up.
she put everything in the back of her head and got out of the tub to dry herself and wear her clothes after applying some ointments on her bruises. As she walked up to her bathroom door, she held the door and spoke in a low voice, "who cares about new chapters when i can start a whole new book" and proceeded to open the door, ready for her new chance.